This might not matter were it not for the fact that at stake are fundamental questions, such as the origins of why we now train architects rather than master masons or of why European cities became planned around public spaces.

Scottish Rite is a fraternal organization of Master Masons whose mission it is to improve the individual character, leadership and spirit of its members through relevant teachings and programs; to promote family and community values; to serve mankind through the impact of its extensive charitable outreach; to inspire men to support the principles of the organization and to strengthen the Masonic Way of Life through its worldwide brotherhood.

A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York tells the story of the master masons who, between the late 1800s and the time their company closed in 1962, created vaults, domes and other tile work in 1,000 buildings in 42 states.

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